Ladies Day at the Grand National Meeting, Aintree, Liverpool - in pictures

It's that time of year when women don their biggest heels, pull on their floppiest hats and squeeze into something short to trot along to the Grand National. Forget whether Orange Cakes Canoe Head will beat It's George Not Gideon (yes, those are made up horse names) in the race, here are the best outfits of the day